I get it. Rejection is tough. Sometimes you start to wonder, is my story good enough? Is it good at all? Should I just give up and move on to the next thing. I’ve talked about rejection before. I’ve talked about how sometimes a rejection letter can be the most motivating thing you receive, I’ve […]
When I won the Thuderbolt Prize for Crime Writing last year a lot of people started to think of me as a crime writer. If any of you have read my other published short stories you’ll know I’m much more of a speculative fiction writer. So, how did I come to write a crime story? […]
So you may remember a few days ago I received some exciting and distracting news? Well I can now share that news with you…. My short story ‘Roots’ won the 2017 Thunderbolt Prize for Crime Writing, fiction category! The New England Thunderbolt Prize for Crime Writing is a national award for unpublished short-form crime writing […]
I’ve been doing a lot of research into upcoming short story competitions this year with the intention of submitting to as many as I can. Since I’ve done the research I figure I should share it. So here is my list of short fiction competitions with deadlines in March. Happy submitting! F(r)iction Winter Literary Competition […]
So it’s time to spread the news. ALL OF THE NEWS. Ok, there’s not that much. As you may or may not know, I’m not one for planning ahead. Commitments beyond a few months stress and intimidate me. Which is why this year my plan is… not to plan! Well not plan much anyway. Yes, […]
I’ve been having a string of good luck lately. In the last week I received my Masters degree from Deakin in the mail, placed first in The Writing Junction Mentorship and Microfiction competition for my story ‘Crow’ and had a short story published in The Airgonaut. My Facebook and Twitter pages have become the grounds […]
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